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Bulletproof Vest Saves Officer

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA — Police say a bulletproof vest saved the life of a rookie patrolman who was shot in the chest during an otherwise routine traffic stop.

The bullet never pierced the skin of Officer Jason Thalheimer, 24, but the impact threw him to the ground. He suffered a bruise to the chest and was in good condition after the Saturday afternoon shooting.

An X-ray of the vest showed a slug from the suspect's handgun had been trapped and flattened inside the vest. The bullet had penetrated just below the neckline.